{"id":1482,"date":"2011-07-18T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.44.80\/livingwithkids.co.uk\/could-you-save-c2a38000\/"},"modified":"2017-06-12T17:04:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T16:04:15","slug":"could-you-save-c2a38000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/could-you-save-c2a38000\/","title":{"rendered":"Could you save \u00a38000?"},"content":{"rendered":"I was really cheered up this morning by Hilary Osborne\u2019s frank and fearless confession<\/a> in the Guardian that despite the dire warnings that a newborn baby would rock your finances by about \u00a39000, she spent approximately \u00a31000 on her baby son Wyn during his first year.\r\nInstead of wasting her money on cashmere cardigans and designer bootees she invested her time and energy into bargain hunting, joining every discount and kids\u2019 club going and shameless voucher collecting.\r\n\r\nIt worked, she saved money, Wyn collected an impressive array of fabulous clothes and free toys (including an abandoned rocking horse chanced upon in the street), and the Osbornes have saved a potential \u00a38,000 towards Wyn\u2019s future, when money really starts to count.\r\n\r\nNo baby every suffered from not having the right designer babygrow, but a ten year old will certainly notice if there isn\u2019t enough money in the kitty for decent trainers or a trip to Southend.\r\n\r\nSpending money on kids is still something of a class issue I think – and you can see the excesses on both ends of the spectrum – children whose parents haven\u2019t got two pennies to put in a pension dressed in head to toe Ralph Lauren and others whose parents live in five storeyed splendour running around in ankle skimming trousers and free range hair.\r\n\r\nI suppose it all comes down to expectations and history. 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